'For generations, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been essential institutions for the African American community. Their nurturing environments not only provided educational advancement but also catalyzed the Black freedom struggle, forever altering the political destiny of the United States. In
Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism,
Jelani M. Favors offers a history of HBCUs from the 1837 founding of Cheyney State University to the present, told through the lens of how they fostered student activism.'
Available April 2019 from The University of North Carolina Press
Published on November 12, 2018 16:23